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Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)

Parents guide

Highlander

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for strong action violence, a scene of sexuality and some language

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Severe
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

Mild
50 of 113 found this mild
Man brags to another that he raped the woman loved by the second man.
Heather has a nip slip when her and Conner have sex for the second time.
A trafficked victim enters a room, sex is implied (not shown, no nudity).
A love scene is shown; it is shadowed and silhouetted, but you can tell what's going on. In that scene ,woman breast and butt and man bare butt show however dark.

Violence & Gore

Severe
41 of 77 found this severe
One of the central themes of the movie is vicious sword fights; these fights are frequent and almost always end in decapitation. During these fights there are numerous cuts and slashes with some blood shown.
There is a battle scene where several men are shown being killed by swords and wounds are shown. An mans throat is cut, though not deeply enough to kill him.
A swordfight occurs where a man is stabbed. He then gets up and is impaled again. This is repeated several times.
A man is brutally beaten and his left left bloody by a mob, with kicks, punches and headbutts.
A man hits a woman, knocking her down.
Many types of violence are present, including people being shot, cut and stabbed by knifes and swords, hit by a car.
A man kidnaps a woman and uses her as a hostage. There lots of bloody battle sequences in the film, especially when the Macleod clan are battling in the Kurgan's clan. The final battle scene is very violent.

Profanity

Mild
36 of 56 found this mild
Lots of profanity.
Language is present and while infrequent, it is harsh, and may be upsetting to some viewers.
A police officer asks a man if he's a faggot (an offensive word for a homosexual)
There are several occurrences of vulgar sexual language and implied sexual behavior.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
36 of 45 found this mild
Some alcohol and smoking throughout the movie.
The protagonist is shown drunk in one of the flashback scenes. (The whole scene in question is mainly for comic effect, though.)
Occasional references to drugs.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
26 of 48 found this moderate
Most of the scenes of swordplay are intense.
The movie is constantly intense.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta
    • 18ACanadian Home Video rating
    • RManitoba/Ontario
    • Roriginal rating, Nova Scotia
    • 13+Quebec
    • 14+TV rating
    • 141996, director's cut, Nova Scotia
  • Chile
    • TE+7
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Finland
    • K-161998, uncut
    • K-161986, cut
  • France
    • Tous publics avec avertissement
  • Germany
    • 18
    • 12cut version, TV
    • 162007, re-rating
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 14
    • 16video rating
  • Ireland
    • 15
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • PG-12
  • Mexico
    • C
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R13
    • Mvideo
  • Norway
    • 18cut
    • 152003, re-rating
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Poland
    • 15
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 0+
  • Singapore
    • M18
  • South Africa
    • 16
  • South Korea
    • 121990, cut, theatrical rating
    • 182002, video rating, DVD rating
  • Spain
    • 18original rating
    • 122012, re-rating
    • 182010, re-rating
    • 132008, re-rating
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Turkey
    • 15+DVD rating
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-14
    • Rcertificate #28002
    • Rcertificate #34746, director's cut
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 15+Blu-ray rating
  • West Germany
    • 16theatrical and VHS version, cut

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